Fashion retailer American Apparel has been granted a restraining order against former boss and founder of the company, Dov Charney.

Under the terms of the order Mr Charney, who founded American Apparel in 1998 with a $10,000 loan from his father, cannot make any negative statements in the press about the company or attempt to get board members removed.

He was ousted last year after an investigation into alleged misconduct following a series of sexual harassment claims made by former employees.

"Mr. Charney is temporarily restrained from directly or indirectly seeking the removal of any member of the Company's board of directors, including by instigating, encouraging, acting in concert with or assisting any third party in seeking to do so," the company's statement said.

He is "temporarily restrained from making or causing to be made to any third party (including by press release or other statement to the press or media) any statement that disparages or negatively reflects on the Company or its current, former or future employees, officers or directors," it continued.